potty-training(3/0)
Return of the potty
This is the final installment in a series about potty training. To start from the beginning, go to potty training. We were less than one week from potty training graduation and the event gave me mixed feelings. I knew there might be temporary regressions, but I thought it’d happen at a later transition; perhaps the birth of his younger brother. Then one night, just before Graham’s bedtime routine was over, a traumatic incident set him back to the early days.…
Potty training aftermath
This is part two in a series about potty training. To start from the beginning, go to potty training. Two weeks have passed since we launched Graham’s potty training program. The first three days were horrific, but we’ve settled into a routine everyone can live with. Here are four discoveries we made along the way. The first three days are hell. By the end of day three, I was ready to give up.…
Potty training
Today marks round five in a six-day potty training plan. It’s been rough. Little Ones saved our sanity when training Graham to nap, so we’re 100% on-board with their potty training program. Broken into three sets of two days, we’ve nearly completed the round. On days one and two, Graham went pantless and we follow him around, poised at any moment to catch him peeing. When he does, we immediately direct him to the nearby potty and celebrate like mad if the tiniest bit of pee lands in the pot.…